Theocracy Lyrics

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THEOCRACY LYRICS

album: "Theocracy" (2003)

1. Prelude

2. Ichthus3. The Serpent's Kiss

4. Mountain

5. Theocracy

6. The Healing Hand

7. Sinner

8. New Jerusalem

9. The Victory Dance

10. Twist of Fate

1. Prelude

[Instrumental]

2. Ichthus

The Price Upon my head is death

They've pushed us undergroundfor all who dare to speak the name

the iron fist comes down

face the test, put to death if discovered

its the price we pay

Lord, bless my brothers with courage I pray

(Enemies castigate

but darkness doth illuminate

Irony: the blood we bleed

every drop this fire feedsinto forever...)

Lines of faith drawn in the sand, completed by another

Stranger, show me where you stand

and if you are my brother

One part by me, one by you

CENTURIES FLY

BUT THE FLAME IS STILL ALIVE

THE MAY HIDE IT, BUT IT WILL NEVER DIE

CARVED IN THE WALL,SEE THE TWO HALVES OF THE SIGN
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THROUGH THE AGES HIS GLORY WILL ARISE

FOR ALL TIME

Forced into the catacombs

unite to praise the King of kings

they fear a revolutionand the power that He brings

heaven's sons stand as one, as believers

in the blood of Christ

even in death we have true life

(Enemies castigate

but darkness doth illuminate

Irony: the blood we bleed

every drop this fire feeds

into forever...)Lines of faith carved in the wall,

a sign of peace abided

Stare into the eyes of death

clothed in the grace provided

this will live on without me

CENTURIES FLY



CARVED IN THE WALL,SEE THE TWO HALVES OF THE SIGN


FOR ALL TIME

This will live on without me...

CENTURIES FLY



CARVED IN OUR SOULS,SEE THE TWO HALVES OF THE SIGN


FOR ALL TIME

3. The Serpent's Kiss

Born into the darkness

thrown into the viper's den

the serpent in the cradletakes the child into its nest of sin


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slowly suffocating

the souls of victims it has found

into the vicious cycle

on the path that only leads us down

Rat-race-fueled machinerythis system of corruption

have we become so cold and numb

we're blind to its destruction?

We're forging in the fires made of greed

Our idols made of gold

then bowing down before them

with corrupt, adulterous souls

opened eyes,

realize...

WHAT WE HAVE DONE

WHAT WE HAVE SEEN

WHAT HAS BECOME OF OUR LIVES

CORRUPTED OUR DREAMS

WHAT WE HAVE LOST

AND WHAT REMAINS

PARALYZED BY THE VENOM THAT RUNS THROUGH OUR VEINS

THERE'S GOT TO BE MUCH MORE TO LIFE THAN THIS

THE WORLD'S CARESS IS JUST THE SERPENT'S KISS

The demons veiled as angels

The darkness as the light

the poison seems so harmless as you drink of it

tonight

we reap the harvest we have sown

empowering our enemies

we dress the wolves as sheep

and then forget their true identities

forgive me

now I see...

WHAT WE HAVE DONE

WHAT WE HAVE SEEN

WHAT HAS BECOME OF OUR LIVES

CORRUPTED OUR DREAMS

WHAT WE HAVE LOST

AND WHAT REMAINS

PARALYZED BY THE VENOM THAT RUNS THROUGH OUR VEINS

THERE'S GOT TO BE MUCH MORE TO LIFE THAN THIS

THE WORLD'S CARESS IS JUST THE SERPENT'S KISS


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Father bring us back to you

we're lost sheep, afraid, confused

tangled in the scnares that grow

along this road of pain we chose

and though we've wandered far away

we've turned around and lost our waythough we are the prodigal,

with open arms for us you still await

All we are is laid to waste

All we've seen crumbles in haste

everything under the sun is vanity put in its place

you have seen this all before

we are nothing, nothing more

we're the ones who betray you,

yet we're the ones who you adore.

I stand before you as a child

by this world I've been defiled

stained and poisoned, burned and beaten

bruised and wounded, sick and vile

with hands reaching out to you, I run

realizing what I've done

you take me in your arms, a reunited father and son...

And all illusion ceases to existthe world's caress is just a serpent's kiss

4. Mountain

I'm searching to find what's beyond each horizon

to the end of one world and on to a new one

always chasing golden sunsets

I'm struggling out of the depths of the valley

and my weary legs have failed me once againso I give my broken soul to you

And in my weakness is Your strength realized

Consume me in the fire of Your glory once again

and help me rise

Rise, taking flight

To the zenith of life

Rise to the top of the mountain with You

The world disappearsInto the valley below me


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As I'm lost in the glory of You

Step by step the climb gets harder

my being weakens as I struggle farther and farther

flesh is weakness, darkness, sickness

my dreams are shattered, my ambitions crumbledmy will defeated, my spirit humbled once more

I am hopeless, helpless without you

And I must decrease so that You may increase

and when I find you're all I have

I found you're all I need to help me rise

Rise, taking flight

To the zenith of life

Rise to the top of the mountain with YouThe world disappears

Into the valley below me

As I'm lost in the glory of You

I cannot fight this battle on my own

Have mercy

I'm fallen weakness clothed in flesh and bone

consume me

I stand in awe of who you are

and what I feel I cannot explainforged in the flame, broken again

Take me to the places I can't go

Transcending

I'm sick of living in the status quo

New Beginning

And when it seems I've given up

On eagle' wings you life me up again

and this time I know, in the end

...You carried me

5. Theocracy

At the center of my heart there sits a throne

That the rightful occupant's not always

free to call His own

For how can I give the King

His place of worth above all else

When I spend my time strivingto place the crown upon myself?


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Battle cry, to engage

for the war, set the stage

and armies march and kings arise

for the choice, the time has come

mine or thy will be done?and the pain reflects in holy eyes

for the will to obey

for the night to the day

and the seasons change and rulers die

not of flesh, not of men

wage the war deep within

on and on uit rages undenied

I TAKE MY CROWN AND CAST IT DOWN

CASTLES BURNINGCASTLES BURNING

LEARN TO GROW, GROW TO BE

A FLESH AND BLOOD THEOCRACY

TO TAKE THE LOSS AND BEAR THE CROSS

RAISE THE KINGDOM

RAISE THE KINGDOM

BURN AWAY ALL IVE BEEN

TO RESURRECT THEOCRACY WITHIN

and the would-be rulers of my heartthat I place upon the throne

each lead the kingdom of my life to ruin

to bring every though into submission

to tear the idols down

is to break the chains, to rearrange,

to give the king his crown


CASTLES BURNING

CASTLES BURNINGLEARN TO GROW, GROW TO BE



RAISE THE KINGDOM

RAISE THE KINGDOM



Father, use me to be your hands down here

a mirror to reflect your glory into hurting eyesand let me see the world with vision clear


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and not through selfishness and lies

for if I am consumed with my own cares

what right have I to speak the words

Thy Kingdom Come?

And if I am consumed with my own will,

what right to pray Thy Will Be Done?

As all round me I see bleeding souls

please give me strength to never pass them idly by

and as the angry storm clouds start to roll

may they see comfort in my eyes

for just as you are full ofmercy and love

the same to others you have called me to be

and by the covenant of grace above and below

within our souls: theocracy


CASTLES BURNING

CASTLES BURNING

LEARN TO GROW, GROW TO BE



RAISE THE KINGDOM

RAISE THE KINGDOM



6. The Healing Hand

[I. The Gift]

Gloria gloria

underneath a burning star

seeking their salvation

see them searching for the Onewho's come to heal their nation

prophecy incarnate

holiness in flesh arrived

the star has shown the path to life and hope is now

alive

FOR UNTO EARTH IS BORN THE HOLY HAND

[II. Restoration]

See the multitudes surround this man of miraclesthe key to life they've found, He is the Son of God


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Hear the suffering people cry for healing from this man

as they reach out to touch a supernatural hand

"take my scars, heal my wounds, give new life to me"

the cry cleanse my stains, kill disease, Master, make this sickness die

Endless power, fueled by faith, restoration in one touch

Miracle, supernaturally disease is crushedTHE HOLY HAND BECOMES THE HEALING HAND

[III. Adulation]

Faith is Freedom, freedom faith

[repeat]

hear the people joined in praise to Christ

incarnate holy one

worthy is the lamb they say

messiah prophesied has comehonored for eternity, forever shall we give Him praise

never will our hearts turn cold,

we never shall betray

[IV. Betrayal]

Hearts Once Soft have turned to stone

left their king to die alone

lips that once had echoed praise

now mock the holy gift of graceprophecy fulfilled in death

complete redemption with final breath

Israel lifting up her king

not in praise, but suffering

see the hand that drives the nail

through the hand that never failed

hear the laughter, see the games

the mock salvation unashamed

see the ones He came to justifycoldly stand and watch him die

rejected by his chosen land

The healing hand becomes the bleeding hand

[V. Eternity]

His kingdom forever, the Lion of Judah in strength

everlasting redemption, atonement complete

resurrected in power, as King now he stands

FOR THE BLEEDING HAND HAS BECOME THE RULING HAND


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Faith-born forever, a part of His kingdom become

Or reject him, stand back

and watch his kingdom come

Alpha and omega almighty is he

Christ reigns victorious for eternity

Eternity

7. Sinner

Shame covers me

what was light has turned to dark

pain torments me

where there once was something holy

now beats my blackened heart

sin has tangled me

my life is broken and I bleed eternally

grief's controlling me

so I cry out to the only one who can bring

the healing that I need

HELP ME

SAVE ME

TAKE THIS GUILT AWAY FROM ME

HEAR METAKE ME BACK TO WHERE I WAS (BEFORE THE FALL)

WASH ME

CLEANSE ME

SEE WHAT HAS BECOME OF ME

TRYING ON MY OWN I FAILED

SO I NOW COME CRAWLING BACK TO YOU

I'VE FALLEN

HELP ME

SAVE METAKE THIS GUILT AWAY FROM ME

HEAR ME

TAKE ME BACK TO WHERE I WAS (BEFORE THE FALL)

WASH ME

CLEANSE ME




I'VE FALLEN

I'm a sick man rotting slowly


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spiritual leprosy

I'm a captive crying out

tear the chains and set me free

HELP ME

SAVE METAKE THIS GUILT AWAY FROM ME

HEAR ME

TAKE ME BACK TO WHERE I WAS (BEFORE THE FALL)

WASH ME

CLEANSE ME




I'VE FALLEN

8. New Jerusalem

New Jerusalem

In My dreams I have seen beyond

in my dreams I have seen what I am coming from

Visions of my eternity

visions of a celestial holy city

12 gates of Jerusalem

12 angels surround the wall

only one way leads inside the gates

only one way prepared for us all

I have seen the New Jerusalem

Glorious, the new Jerusalem

behold, the world of corruption has passed away

out of the ashes below me I rise

into the city of new life, the power, the wayascending into paradise

by the grace of the holy one

I am free from this world of desolation

free from greed, lust and selfishness

to nevermore be a slave to this wicked flesh

by the ultimate sacrifice

I'm alive, yet transcend this life

from this old world of death burning downnow I walk through the ashes unto holy ground


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I have seen the New Jerusalem

Glorious, the new Jerusalem

behold, the world of corruption has passed away

out of the ashes below me I rise

into the city of new life, the power, the wayascending into paradise

9. The Victory Dance

She stares ahead in silence again

her eyes tell me of struggles, loss and pain

a mask to hide a world of sorrow

where hollow, painted smiles remain

the flesh whispers its lies to meand walks me to the edge, so far to fall

I'll never have another chance if there's a chance at all

If I fail this time...

Seven scares turned to ashes

faces of madness melt into victory

trial by fire, my burden

burned in refining flames of purity

seven steps into darkness

mortal and crownlesseternal victory

altar flames rising, burning higher

and straight through the fire

I'm dancing the victory dance

she takes the communion cup unholy

born and raised a slave to rules of man

will my eyes reflect you

when she searches them again?

I am not a godI release this burden unto you

Seven scares turned to ashes

faces of madness melt into victory

trial by fire, my burden

burned in refining flames of purity

seven steps into darkness

mortal and crownless

eternal victory

altar flames rising, burning higherand straight through the fire


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I'm dancing the victory dance

10. Twist of Fate

[I. Descent Into The Valley Of The Shadow]

Yea, though I walk through the

valley of the shadow of death

I will not fear

Yea, though I breathe heavy

struggle in every breath

I will draw near

[II. Passage Through The Valley]

I have broken bread with evil unaware

I have sat down to dine with the road to hell

I have walked hand-in-hand with deception and greed

And I have lived to tell

Sometimes I feel like a puppet of "fate"

And struggle to sever the strings

Sometimes my soul tries to fly away

But collapses under broken wings

The modern-day Judas has planted the kissThe chameleon has changed once again

Open the gates of betrayal

Plant the knife in my back, my "friend"

Why must another day sown reap with confusion?

Why must I sleep wrapped in blankets of pain?

Trying to win with the cards I've been dealt

But without eyes of faith there can be nothing gained

The thorn in my flesh, the scars of myself

The dance with deception, the death of my prideConfusion of life, tasting the knife inside

The hand of "fate" has wrapped its freezing fingers around me

And squeezed until the life dripped from my soul

And broken strings disrupt cohesion of my symphony

But my eyes watch the Conductor in control

I wait for an answer

I search for a sign

I pray for the healing of timeI look for a reason


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To bring peace of mind

But once more, no reason I find

Father, hear my cry

Spirits swarm around me: I feel it

They war against the one who dwells insideFate does not exist, I know it in my soul,

And strife to have that same faith in my mind

Tonight I sleep upon a bed of nails it seems

For once again I am a field of war

But it has long been written,

all things work together perfectly for me

For I have been reborn

The hand of God has wrapped

protective fingers around meTo guard me from a self-defeating way

The Spirit brings discernment so I need no eyes to see

I realize my loss is gain today

I wait for an answer

I search for a sign

I pray for the healing of time

I can't fathom the reasons

With this mortal mind

So I step out in faith after closing my eyesFather, hear my cry

[III. Ascent Unto The Mountain]

Visions of a child, visions of a life I behold

Visions that I can't purge from my mind

Visions in the night, dreams of second sight I behold

Dreams of supernatural warning signs?

The issues of man, the fabric of time

All weave in cohesion, exist interwinedDivine orchestration, flawless grand design

Beyond comprehension,beyond mortal minds

Methodically, flawlessly restructuring my life

Supernaturally changing me, surgically precise

Father of glory, the only help I see

Reach down your hands to me

Set me free

Father of mercy, please take this hex from me

For yes I do believe


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Thanks to e_tac for sending these lyrics.

THEOCRACY LYRICS

album: "Mirror Of Souls" (2008)

1. A Tower Of Ashes

2. On Eagles' Wings

3. Laying The Demon To Rest

4. Bethlehem

5. Absolution Day

6. The Writing In The Sand

7. Martyr8. Mirror Of Souls

9. Wages Of Sin

1. A Tower Of Ashes

Behold the tower

brick by brick we raise it

upward to the sky

To reach the heights of heaven

and beyond

With eyes of fire and burning pride

our power cannot be denied

So God Himself can look

at what we've done

Questioning my own intent and motive

Babel, are you really all that far away?

Sometimes I wonder what we'd do

if the applause had died

And we found ourselves performing

to an empty hall upon an empty stage

The eyes of God, or the eyes of man?

No one can serve two masters

in opposing masterplans

But we go our way

And keep climbing higher and higher

But farther to fall

And we build all our strongholds

behind all our wallsBut we stand on the threshold
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of losing it all

All the glory we crave

All the towers we raise

All the pride we build up to the sky

When the vanity fadesThe illusion gives way to a tower

of ashes and lies

Still we seek to build our towers higher and higher

Sometimes when we think

we're so high

the only way to go is down

When it is our pride that takes us

higher and higher

We watch our towers crumbleand in helplessness we hit the ground

Higher and higher

But farther to fall

And we build all our strongholds

behind all our walls

But we stand on the threshold

of losing it all

All the glory we craveAll the towers we raise

All the pride we build up to the sky

When the vanity fades

The illusion gives way to a tower

of ashes and lies

2. On Eagles' Wings

The tears stream down her face onto the cold hospital bedJust like a prisoner between four ugly walls

The fear she can't control is running rampant in her head

With every day she spent just waiting for that call

And I will never leave her side

We walk the tightrope between faith and fear

Each moment of our lives

But then the darkest hour of night is turned to day

Another miracle, another act unfolding in this play

And I'm blown away

The wine overflows, and my cup runneth over againMy thankfulness grows


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with these blessings I can't comprehend

You raise my spirit to the sky above to fly away

To fly on eagles' wings

You life the fallen back on high again to coronate

The King above all kingsAll honor

All glory

Raised to Your Majesty on eagles' wings

I looked him in the eye and played these words

over and over in my mind

But that can't be what he just said

I heard it for myself and know that life can be unkind

But can't you see I'm much too young to lose my dad?

But I'm blown awayWhen you laugh at the odds

for the doctor's cannot know your plans

I'm blown away

You hold the keys to all life and death and all time

in your hands




The King above all kingsAll honor

All glory


Every tribe and every nation

(Life your voices and sing)

[Life a song of praise on high on eagles' wings]

All in heaven, all creation

Let the tongues of men and angels

(Lift your voices and sing)[Let your heart reach to the sky on eagles' wings]

All ye blessed, all ye thankful, sing!




The King above all kings

All honor

All glory



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3. Laying The Demon To Rest

As I sit alone and tired, with time to spare

Temptation rears its ugly head

Born from a deceptive dream into a nightmare

It calls to me again

Testing me to see if I will break this time

Or at least how far I'll bend

I can see its glowing eyes and hear its evil cries

"Come dance with me, my friend..."

So, the things that I want to do

I find myself not doing

but the things that I don't want to do

I fall into - Why?

Why do we struggle with the former things and

live in our own power below our means?

War

Don't you understand this is war?

War with the principalities and powers

Things unseen that would devour us all

The spirit battles the flesh

And now my wounds are deep

and torn wide open

I'm tired and weary, hurt and broken down

Lead us not

Into temptation

But deliver us

From the evil one

Darkness falls

On my spirit again

Again temptation calls

I can hear it

As the battle rages on and on

I face the things that put my faith to the test

When fallen angels won't leave me alone

Father, come and lay the demon to rest

When my sword has broken off in my hand

I see the dark futility of the flesh

When I'm about to fall, please help me stand

Father, come and lay the demon to rest

[Instrumental break]


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They're on my back

I run, but I can feel their talons

digging in my flesh

Blood trickles down upon the earth

And I grow weaker with each breath

Each time I shake one offanother wraps its teeth around my neck

And every time, the one, the thorn is there

To tear me down again

The angels counterstrike

Their flaming swords slice through

the fallen ones

The demons reunite, attack again

The cycle has begun

Caught in the middle of this present darknesswith nowhere to run

We're in a holy war

As it is written, so shall it be done

Where there's a will, there's a way, they say

But sometimes my will seems to get in the way

So You will have to fight for me today

[Repeat chorus]

4. Bethlehem

All my life, I've waited and watched

through the eyes of faith

To see the consolation of Israel

And even though the flame of my life

is now growing dim

I know I'll see the Savior of Israel

For the Spirit of the Lord has promised unto meThat I would not see death

before my eyes have seen Him

The promise is alive, for through this little child

God's holy light illuminates Jerusalem

This child will cause the falling

and rising of many souls

A sign for all the people of Israel

This child will be the way and the life unto every soul

To every generation shall the Gentiles tellFor the way has been prepared


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in the sight of every man

The Son of God Himself is born in Bethlehem

A sacrifice is made in the temple on this day

Redemption reaches far beyond Jerusalem

O Bethlehem, your star burns bright tonightFor my eyes have seen the glory of salvation's holy light

Has this little child come to redeem us all?

To save us from the fall

Redemption is in sight

Behold, the Son shines bright

Under Bethlehem's star tonight

[Solo]

O Bethlehem, your star burns bright tonightFor my eyes have seen the glory of salvation's holy light

Has this little child come to redeem us all?

To save us from the fall

Redemption is in sight

Behold, the Son shines bright

Under Bethlehem's star tonight

When all the world was sleeping deep in darkness

A child in Bethlehem fulfilled the promise

The ancients prophesied a great delivererThe one to break the curse of sin forever

He didn't come with any worldly fanfare

No royal treatment, just a dark cross to bear

In Bethlehem a brand new dawn is rising

A star to guide the way, forever shining

New hope was born for all creation that night

For though the darkness came the brightest light

5. Absolution Day

The stage is set

A courtroom where I stand shackled in chains

No defense to fight the charges

brought against my name

Guilty on all counts

And the penalty is death

I cannot say a word

because I have no words to sayFor I deserve the final judgment


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brought on me today

Guilty on all counts

And the penalty is death

"Wait! No more!"

Suddenly another takes the standMy Advocate

To plead my case, a perfect, blameless man

"I will take his penalty

(I'll pay his price)

Place the judgment all on me

(Not guilty)

And let him go free"

Bound in chainsI owed a debt that I could not pay

Standing guilty in every way

When grace and mercy brought absolution

Adonai, I raise my hands to the sky in praise

For you have taken my sin away

Behold, today is my absolution day

Only the death of the One

could make the sacrifice complete

The Lam has sprinkled His own bloodupon the mercy seat

Absolution day

Burn the stain of sin away

"By my blood

All you heavy laden, enter in

I'll give you rest

So lay your burden down and start again

I've already paid your price(I've paid your price)

And built a bridge from death to life

To eternal life"

Bound in chains

I owed a debt that I could not pay

Standing guilty in every way

When grace and mercy brought absolution

Adonai, I raise my hands to the sky in praise

For you have taken my sin awayBehold, today is my absolution day


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No priest can say I'm worthy

No sacraments or holy laws

can take my sin away

No church can wash my spirit clean

For the scarlet stain that paints my soul to sleepRuns way too deep

[Solo]

No blessed holy water

Can sanctify me in the eyes of God

The great I AM

But He has made provision

To lift me up and wash me in the blood

Of the spotless Lamb

For Christ alone is worthy

To pay the price to set all sinners free

For even me

When all works fall short and efforts fail

I realize that faith alone's the key

Absolution for all who believe

[Repeat chorus]

6. The Writing In The Sand

As the circle forms tonight

And I take my place to execute my "right"

Call the filthy ones into my sight

Bring the sinners one by one

Stones of judgment shall avenge the things they've done

But then I raise my head and stare into the Son

Oh, then I feel my blood run cold

Eyes like the sharpest blade

That penetrate to the bottom of my soul

Words of truth that cut so deep

You write the lines of mystery

I stumble and the stone I held in hand is cast away

When the mirror's shown to me

I see my own hypocrisy

And weep upon the writing in the sand


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All the things I try to hide

All the times that I avoid your eyes

Thinking somehow I can live the lie

When the truth becomes too great

And I can't try to clean my rotten, filthy state

Or the hidden sins that doom me to my fate

Oh, I can't hide it from Your sight

You search out the secret things, the darkest dreams

And reveal them in the light





I see my own hypocrisyAnd weep upon the writing in the sand

[Solo]

When the writing in the sand has washed away

I could never turn and walk the other way

For the words are carved into my very soul

And the light exposes everything I know

And all I've ever known

Let him who had no sinCast the first stone


I see my own hypocrisy

And weep upon the writing in the sand





I see my own hypocrisyAnd weep upon the writing in the sand

[Repeat chorus]

7. Martyr

Courage not of this earth in your eyes

Faith from far beyond lies deep inside

With your life you dedicatewith your death you permeate


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Frozen hearts and unbelieving minds

Watch the whole world watch

See the whole world see

Courage into sleep

Life and death supremacy

A chosen soul, under control from high above

Shines here below

The final test shall soon be passed

Heaven's pride dwells deep inside

But now will sprout its wings and fly

They see His face shine in your eyes

As the whole world sees

You take the bullet, and take your place

In the gallery of heroes

Peace not understood by human minds

Of origin beyond the realms of time

Silent strength and fervency

Living faith for all to see

Legacy of glory left behind



Turn their eyes aboveOmnipresent end of mockery

A chosen soul, under control from high above

Shines here below

The final test shall soon be passed

Heaven's pride dwells deep inside

But now will sprout its wings and fly

They see His face shine in your eyes

As the whole world sees

You take the bullet, and take your placeIn the gallery of heroes

Speak no wrath in silence make your mark

Light piercing this all-consuming dark

Salt, to preserve and create thirst

Life continues, freedom from the curse

Crowned with a holy crown, my friend

Race completed, faith kept to the end

See the millions who have faced this fate

Greet you in your glory at the gate


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Unashamed

Speak the name

Life fulfilled

Heaven gained

Edify

TestifyStanding tall

Glorify

Life laid down

Martyr's crown

Greatest friend

Soul unbound

Broken chain

Christ proclaimed

Hold the torch

Raise the flame

Pure soul flying free

Legend now to be

Closing helpless eyes

As the temple dies

Glorified in love

You turn it all above

Power not of you

Courage shining through



Courage into sleep

Life and death supremacy

[Repeat chorus]

8. Mirror Of Souls

[I. The House Of Mirrors]

Listen to the tale I tell

a haunting dream I know so well

When walking home alone one night

my path revealed by candlelight

Ahead I see an open door

with no idea what's in store

I glance inside the door to see

a hall of mirrors beckons meI take a breath and step inside


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a tale of love and shattered pride

The door slams shut, I start to run

And it seems my journey has begun...

I run and turn from side to side

with fear and panic in my eyesThe vastness overwhelming me

mirrors far as the eye can see

I see myself in every one

I see the things that I have done

A thousand forms of flattery

the fear soon turns to haughtiness in me

Different mirrors, different shapes

my different strengths accentuate

Each mirror has a name and faceand all reflect me in some way

I look at them to see myself

to judge my life by someone else

The metaphors within replete:

the mirrors are the people that I met

Look at the man you see - in the mirrors

The things you can be - in the mirrors

The glory of me revealed in the mirror's eye

The mirror never liesThe fire in my eyes - in the mirrors

The vanity rise - in the mirrors

The power of pride comes alive in the mirrors

Gazing in the mirrors I behold

All the greatest chapters of my story ever told

In the mirrors

The world is turned to gold

[Orchestral section]

At the end of the Hall of Mirrors

I behold a golden door

I imagine all the beauty

the other side must hold in store

So I quickly reach out my hand

To enter the next room in this promised land

I pull the giant door open

To continue my journey, I step inside

But it slams shut behind me, and I'm back outsideThe pouring rain welcomes me


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into the arms of the coldest, blackest night

[II. The Stranger In The Storm]

The light of the mirrors has faded away

into distant memoryAs the rain keeps coming down

My candle extinguished

I struggle to walk a path I cannot see

And the rain keeps coming down

The darkness grows with every step

I could cut it with a knife

As the rain keeps coming down

I can't see a thing and I've never felt

so alone in all my lifeBut the rain keeps coming down...

Caught in the fury of the storm

(The darkness suffocates)

Body and soul weary and worn

(Another twist of fate)

Never been so afraid before

(The ending of this tale?)

Never should have opened the door

(From euphoria to hell)

I question my fate, my end

to die in this storm

Maybe this was the plan

back from the day I was born

But in the hall of mirrors I had felt so high

I cannot walk another mile in this flood

So resigned to my fate, I just collapse in the mud

If I cannot go on, I'll just lay down and die

Suddenly a light I see, shining in the distance

I make my way toward it with my fading hope reborn

As I draw near, the light is clear

Though the rain beats its resistance

But I press on and pray this is a shelter from the storm

Advancing now toward the light

I'm quickly moving forward

This hope has given me new strength

I thought I'd never know

But I take a step, and fall right backFor the ground's gone beneath me


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And I behold, illuminated in the light's warm glow

A dark chasm, a great abyss

A vast expanse of nothingness

A pit that has no bottom as far as the eye can see

It spans the whole horizon, and there is no way across

My lonely heart is shattered and all hope I had is lost

I'm startled to feel a hand on my shoulder

I turn to see a shadowed figure standing in the rain

But somehow I'm not afraid of him

Even when he speaks my name

And somehow I can tell that he means me no harm

Just by the peace that I see in his eyes

And even though I've never even seen him before

It's like he's known me all my life

"Why are you crying?" the stranger asksAs I wipe away the tears

I point toward the great abyss

The source of all my fears

"I must get across and get to that light

For it represents my only hope tonight

But when I saw the chasm, all that hope was lost

I've spent so long in the dark and the rain

That the sight of the light made my heart sing again

But the gulf's so wide, and there's no way across"

The stranger smiled, and took my hand

He said, "But you are wrong, my friend

You cannot cross the gulf yourself, that's true"

He led me down toward the edge

And pointed just over the ledge

And said, "Behold, I built a bridge for you"

[Solo]

I cross the bridge toward the light

The stranger saved my life tonight

I turn to try to thank him, but he's gone

A long way to the other side

I'll make my way without my guide

No time to waste, for I must carry on

The bright light shines forth from behind

A door beyond description

Blood and scratches mark the door from ages of abuseI'm confused no more, for above the door


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Is a weathered, old inscription

"All who would see reality, enter the Hall of Truth"

And so I do

[III. The Truth Revealed]

As I step inside

I can see another mirror

A mirror so bright

That my eyes must turn away

A mirror so high

I start to question all the others

And as I stand there in the Hall of Truth

my heart can only say:

"Show me the truth, I don't know what to believe

For the mirrors all showed something different to meAnd my pride has given way to misery

I've spent so long in the dark and the rain

That the sight of the light made my heart sing again

And the stranger built a bridge across for me"

"BEHOLD THYSELF" a voice rings out

in paralyzing thunder

It echoes all throughout the hall

and sends me to my knees

When the voice calls my nameI'm overcome with fear and wonder

As I slowly start to rise

and face the great mirror in front of me

When I open my eyes, I have to close them again

But still the image is burned into my mind...

A face with eyes as black as night

A terrifying sight

The flesh rotting away in sickness and decay

It's mangled by diseaseI'm unable to breathe

Tell me what manner of creature this could be

'Cause it's not me

I run away as fast as my feet will carry me

Back to the door leading into the night

Even the storm that almost claimed my life

was better than this

And so I throw open the door and see a man

(The figure of a man)The stranger from the storm returns again


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(To save me once again?)

I see understanding in his eyes

(He's seen this all before)

Maybe he can tell me what I saw behind that door

"Tell me what I saw in the mirrorBefore I ran away

Tell me what I saw in the mirror

That face of sickness and decay

Tell me what I saw in the mirror

That left me terrorized

With the lifeless, blackened eyes?

Was it a demon

From the fiery waves?

Was it the undead

From beyond the grave?Oh the face that I beheld in the mirror

left me paralyzed

Won't you tell me what I saw

in the mirror on this night?"

"The light from the mirror you saw from afar

The Mirror of Souls shows all men as they are

You entered the hall and you asked for the truth

The man that you saw in the mirror was you"

"No! Don't show me the truth

'cause I don't want to believe

What the Mirror of Souls

has revealed unto me

And the face I saw reflected cannot be me

Dying and lost in the arms of decay

I do not recognize the face I've seen today

And if you say that's my face I must disagree"

The meaning of these things I saw:The mirror is the holy eyes of God

The truth unveiled before me

with these words of the stranger:

"The mirrors you saw in the hall long ago

Were mirrors of lies, not reflecting the soul

When you look unto others to see what they see

You see an illusion, deception, false reality"

I have seen my soul in the mirror

And it has broken meI have seen myself so much clearer


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Than I had ever seen

"Can't you take away all this sickness

from my soul and set me free?

You can save me...I believe"

And then he said, "Arise, my child

our faith has made you reconciledNow gaze into the Mirror once again"

We walked together through the door

And I looked in the glass once more

But the only one reflected back was him

Somehow the only one in the mirror saw was him

Gazing in the Mirror of my Soul

Staring at the man who took my place

and made me whole

In the MirrorThe Mirror of my Soul

9. Wages Of Sin

[Bonus Track]

Sin ripped apart my family like a jackal on the carcass of a beast

exposing all the vultures who were waiting in the wings to join the feast

Descending like spiders, preparing to poison your preyyou smile on the outside while planning a way to make the guilty pay

but the payment is made

Who would feast upon disgrace?

Well I don't know, I don't wanna know

Blackened hearts will try to raise the wages of sin

Death has kissed the lives we knew

So isn't that enough for you?

The price was paid, and no one has to pay it again

for the payment is madeThe payment is made

Death and devastation are the natural consequences of sin

Enough for any man to bear, even without your thinly-veiled revenge

You hand a glass of water to a man who's beginning to drown

You reach out your hand like you care, but only push him further down

but the payment is made

Who would feast upon disgrace?

Well I don't know, I don't wanna knowBlackened hearts will try to raise the wages of sin


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so isn't that enough for you?


for the payment is made

The payment is made

Restoration, lifting up the fallen

Edifying is our higher calling

If we fail to reconcile our brothers

then we only serve to tear each other down


so isn't that enough for you?


for the payment is made

The payment is made

Thanks to sieg_48, viking90, holysword for sending these lyrics.

THEOCRACY LYRICS

album: "As The World Bleeds" (2011)

1. I Am

2. The Master Storyteller3. Nailed

4. Hide In The Fairytale

5. The Gift Of Music6. 30 Pieces Of Silver

7. Drown

8. Altar To The Unknown God9. Light Of The World

10. As The World Bleeds

1. I Am

I am the light upon your path when you have lost your wayI am the footprints in the sand the oceans tide cant wash away

I am the shelter from the storm that rages on and onThe incorruptible foundation that the wise man builds uponI am the bread that feeds a starving man upon the street

I am the bounty on the table in the palace at the feastI am the rain upon the earth after a scorching drought

I am the quenching of the thirst you never thought youd be without

I am the melody that weaves its way inside your soulI am the symphony, the masterpiece, the actors greatest roleI am the poetry that speaks to you with every rhyme
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I am the songwriter who seems to write your life in every lineI am the simple truths that shaped your world from your birth

I am the vast volumes of knowledge spanning all across the earthI am the whisper of the wind you feel, but cannot see

I am the alpha and omega, first and last, eternally

I AMYou cannot see me

I AMThe resurrection and the life, the doorway and the vine, I AM

I AMYou cannot touch me

I AMThe bread of life, light of the world, long before Abraham, I AM

[Lead Break: Val]

I am the trusting child whose simple faith is ever sureI am the parents love, unchanging, unconditional and pureI am the loyal friend whose heart will never let you down

I am the hand that pulls you back into the boat before you drownI am the thunder and the glory and the blinding light

I am the still small voice that tells you what is wrong and what is rightI am the sacrificial lamb a guilty world reviled

I am the father ever waiting for his lost and wayward child

I AMYou cannot see me

I AM

The resurrection and the life, the doorway and the vine, I AMI AM

You cannot touch meI AM

The bread of life, light of the world, long before Abraham, I AM

I am the heart of the righteous desire and the fourth man you see in the midstof the fire

I am the giver of life and the promise of IsraelI am the hope of the lonely and lost in the blood running down to the foot of

the crossI am the breaking of chains and the tolling of freedoms bell

I am the notes that eternally ring in the music too holy for angels to singI am the fire on the altar consuming the sacrifice

I am the three and yet I am the one in the grace of the Father and death of theSon

I am the one who redeemed you by paying the highest price

I am grace and mercy, I am sacrificeI am endless glory, I am light and life

I am long-awaited hope of IsraelI am longing sated, prophecy fulfilled

I am from the beginning of time, and I am sustaining the system of lifeI am symmetry, reason and rhyme, and I am conviction that cuts like a knife


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I am the author of order and flow

I am the Father of Lights: watch me put on a show!I am the seeker of all gone astray

I am the keeper of souls til the end of all days

I am power, I am glory, I am loves unending storyI am justice, I am honor, I am hope and living water

I am righteous, I am holy, I am three and one and onlyI am sovereign, I am faithful, everlasting, I AM that I AM

[Solo: Val]

[Harmonies: Val and Jon]

I am humility, the one who laid it all aside

Traded a crown of kings for a crown of thorns, betrayed by human prideI am humanity, took on your curse and all your pain

I am divinity, eternity, forever I remain

I am your guilty scars, as Roman soldiers tear my backI am the crimson stain that washes all the souls faded to black

I am the one who bled in silence and endured it allI am the Word who spoke no word, with a thousand angels waiting for my call

I am your covenantYour hero in these bloodstained pages

I am your guilt, your sinYour debt fulfilled for all the ages

I step into your shoes, your substitute

Your sacrificeYour raison detre

Your second chanceYour breath of life

I AM

I am the joy of angels dancing in the streets of heavenI am the sinners prayer for mercy and a past forgiven

I am the lamb upon the altar dying willinglyAll hope that wasAll hope that isAll hope to be

I AM

2. The Master Storyteller

What do you see when you look around?In the shadows where you would think no light could be found

Its therePictures and signs in these modern times?

Its there to be seen if you read between the lines

EverywhereTell me, do you see what I see?


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Tools of the Creator to tell His storyAll that ever was and will beIs it really hard to believe?

Turn the pages, all down through the agesSee the Master Storyteller bring His masterpiece aliveAll the shadowed glimpses, scattered fingerprints align

And tie the threads together to the Architect of LifeTurn the page, the story is alive

Everything good comes from aboveEvery picture of grace and sacrifice and love

Its HimMusic that makes your spirit fly

Its His signature painted right across the sky again

I can see His hand everywhereEven in the dark its so obvious Hes there

Its really not a surpriseIf you only open your eyes

[Solo: Jon]

Turn the pages, all down through the agesSee the Master Storyteller bring His masterpiece aliveAll the shadowed glimpses, scattered fingerprints align

And tie the threads together to the Architect of LifeTurn the page, the story is alive

Turn the pages, all down through the ages

See the Master Storyteller bring His masterpiece aliveAll the shadowed glimpses, scattered fingerprints align

And tie the threads together to the Architect of LifeTurn the page, the story is a masterpiece of faith and reason

Turn the page, the story is alive

3. Nailed

Ive been working for my whole life to get to the other side

And try to achieve true righteousnessAll the scourges and whips I cracked

The flesh I ripped off my backIt only led me to emptiness

Here I am, a broken man whos done all that a man could doAnd found that its only filthy rags

Monasteries, religious schools, indulgences, laws and rulesIt all added up to nothing and darkness and death

Vanity, Heartache, and emptinessEfforts all fading away

The flesh and defeat that it brings

Till You guide me and show me thingsThat my eyes have never seen before


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As I burst forth from the belly of the beastNever fight it anymore

For the burden on my life has been releasedNail it to the door

[Solo: Val]

Nailed these ninety-five things Ive learnedTheyll say that I must be burnedFor God has no place for hereticsAll the things that they try to sell

Its trickery straight from Hell

To turn it into a den of thieves

See these madmen peddling the wares of dead mens souls

Collecting on a debt already paid so long agoTheres fire in my spirit, and fire in their eyes

For now theyll want to burn me aliveYet freedom rings

Unworthiness is all I bringThe blood of Christ is all I claimThis grace revealed everything

That my eyes have never seen beforeAs I burst forth from the belly of the beast

Never fight it anymoreFor the burden on my life has been released

Nail it to the door

4. Hide In The Fairytale

A child in sweet duplicityFor innocence? Or slavery to nature

And the bents that haunt him straight out of the womb?He doesnt have to learn the things unseemly that his instinct brings

To carry like a burden from the cradle to the tombYoull never have to teach him how to lie

If we are born in innocence, well, dont you wonder why?For selfishness already dwells inside

The birthright of Adam, the curse of the old man

Day and nightJekyll and Hyde in the fairytaleThis is much more frightening

Darkness and lightFeed the new man and tear the veil

See the old man dying

Behold the loving family manWho tries to do the best he can

And loves his wife and children even more than his own life

But just like that, a wandering eye leads to a suffocating lieAnd selfishness and deep betrayal cuts them like a knife


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If mankind doesnt have a sinful driveThen tell me why hed wreck his life to get some on the side?

The warring of two natures deep insideStarving the new keeps the old man alive

Soulsickness nailed to a cross

[Solo: Jon][Solo: Val]

[Harmonies: Val and Jon]

Humankind in innocence, a lie so thinly veiled

Man born without Soulsickness: this is the fairytaleHide in the fairytale

5. The Gift Of Music

Close your eyes, you little dreamersNumbered as the grains of sand

Do you believe there is a treasure you cant hold in your hand?

Stewards of My great CreationI will give this gift to you

A language that can speak your heart when words could never do

The melodies will give you wings to fly above creationWhenever you cant find the words to say

So My child, I give this gift to you and all the nationsSo you can give it back to Me one day

See the child, ashamed and brokenWords can never come out right

Dreams of failure dance in his head every single nightBut twelve words in a simple language suddenly make sense somehow

That little boy, once shy and awkward, stands before you now

Music is Your masterpiece, Your signature and smileThe glorious crown jewel of all Creation

Gave a voice and sense of wonder to this lonely child

Whose melodies ring forth Your coronation now

[Solo: Val]

And the strings crescendo like the sunrise in the skyThe percussion section thunders like the stormclouds

In their wonder up on highThe brass is roaring like the mighty oceans tide

Creation is music, and music is creationAll the earth, a symphony of balanced majesty

All of life, a melody with four-part harmonyThe rhythms march in great complexity

Creation is music, and music is creation, let it sing


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6. 30 Pieces Of Silver

Whats the bottom line?

Or whats the price Id take to leave it all behind?To trade a cross of shame for glory of mankindTo sell a crown of life for pennies on the dime

And trade eternity for one moment in time

For if the key to life is right here in my handWhy would I trade it for an hourglass of sand?

Or choose the riches of this mortal coilForego the incorruptible for praises of man

All the treasure in the world so blinding

30 pieces of silver shining

Tell me whats the price you seekTo place the kiss of death upon His cheek?

Blood money and the serpent winding30 pieces of silver shining

Treasure fades away

What a price to pay anyway

Whats the price youve named?

Well is it money, power, acceptance, or fame?And will you sell out for a temporary gain

Or dare to stand up undeterred and unashamed

And let the glory fall to whomever it may?

When all the world is asking you to sell your soulAnd to deny the cross for silver and for gold

The kiss of Judas or the bended knee?Vainglory or humility?

The ultimate goal

All the treasure in the world so blinding30 pieces of silver shining

Tell me whats the price you seekTo place the kiss of death upon His cheek?

Blood money and the serpent winding30 pieces of silver shining

Treasure fades awaySold out for the price of slave

[Solo: Val]

Treasure blindingSilver shining

Redefining


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7. Drown

I see a ghost, a spiritWalking on the water

He bids me come to Him

Without a boatTo walk upon the sea

So I jump over the edgeAnd take a step upon the water

Im getting closerAs I feel the sea moveUnderneath my feet

I feel the wind and hearThe roar of waves

That crash around me

And when they get their hold on meI feel Im going down

Please dont let me drown

Like Peter all those years ago

Who looked away and sank belowWhen I sink in seas of doubt

Will You take my hand and pull me out?

The devil and the deep blue seaWith open arms awaiting meBut I wont go down tonight

If I keep my eyes on You, Ill be alright

God, the storms are heavyAnd the waves have beaten me down

And the winds have turned meEvery which way

Round and round and round

Its so hard to focusBut I dont want to look away

Even when the waves grow higherEvery day

Higher every day

Waves and whirlwinds turn my eyesRaging under threatening skies

The miracles of yesterdayCan sometimes seem so far away

Oh we of little faith, how quickly we forget

[Solo: Val]

Tired and battered by the wavesWont let the waters be my grave

Devotion deeper than the seaThe oceans tide wont swallow me


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A hand is reachingI grab it and rise

8. Altar To The Unknown God

Build a fire and fan the flameSacrifice without a name

Offerings on the altar to the unknown god

Multitudes of gods cover our landscapes and our livesImages of deities and halls of sacrifice

Philosophers and scholars and sophisticates we areOur gods are our religion and religion is our god

A stranger came to town one day

And fearlessly proclaimedThe unknown god you worship

On this altar has a nameHe said, This god is not an image

Or a statue of the dead

In Him we live and have our beingAs your own poets have said


Offerings on the altar to the unknown god

Dance around the altar blazeBrings the works your hands have madePlace them on the altar to the unknown god

He dwells not in templesBuilt by human hands

He needs no assistanceOr service of man

The nameless you worshipIs greater than allYour idols of death

Never answer your call

All nations He formedFrom the flesh of one manHe marked out their times

And the boundaries of landsYour life and your breathHe bestows with the daySo seek Him and find Him

For He is not far away

Fire upon the altarBurns the sacrifice

Sacrificial lamb was slain to pay the final price

Come, ye heavy ladenSinners mercy cry


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The unknown God your call upon is nigh

Gather round the altarStoke the holy fire

Purifying flames of righteousnessAre rising higher

Come ye hungry, eat the bread of lifeAnd drink the wine

Altar to the living God divine

[Solo: Val]

No image of stone or of silver and goldNo effigy mankind has raised to beholdThe day and the hour of judgment is set

Hes proven Him by the resurrection of the dead


Offerings on the altar to the unknown godStand before the altar blaze

Bring the lives His hands have madePlace them on the altar to the one true god

Your unknown godIs the one living God

9. Light Of The World

So the candles gone out, its been soaked by the rainAnd the cold winds of doubt have extinguished the flame

The lighthouse sits idly in darkness againAs the ship sails ocean alone

The suns frozen over and all has gone coldAnd the fires of the past have been bought and then sold

And the light on the porch is abandoned and oldSo the child cannot find his way home

Arisen

ForbiddenWe keep our candles hidden

Born leadersThat follow, floating with the tide

You are the light of the world, He saidBut weve blown out our candles

And left men for deadSinging we are the light of the world, He said

As the darkness descends on us allIf we were the light of the world today

Would we hide in the shadows

And scare them away?Are we the light of the world


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Or are we failing to answer the call?

[Lead Break: Val]

Men love the darknessMuch more than the light

For their deeds can be kept out of mindOut of sight

And the line has erodedBetween wrong and right

Like its all relative after allTo stand like a wall and resist the temptation

To sell ourselves outFor hollow acclimation

And cheapen the message

A weakened foundationRevealing the cracks in the wall

No powerNo glory

No one to tell their storyNo wonder

Its all unraveling



As the darkness descends on us all

If we were the light of the world todayWould we hide in the shadows and just look away?

Are we the light of the worldOr are we failing to answer the call?

[Solo: Val]

To lift up the fallenTo stand for the downtrodden

The poor and the hurtingAre our ministry



As the darkness descends on us allIf we were the light of the world today

Would we hide in the shadows and darken the way?Are we the light of the world

Or are we failing to answer the call?

10. As The World Bleeds


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Why do we only call Your name when theres no one else to call?

And we only really seek You when our mighty towers fallWhy do we say Youve failed us and Youve turned Your eyes away

When were only sleeping in the bed we made?

Why do we call for free will, but reject all consequence?Whys the path weve made to Heaven stained with the blood of innocence?

Whyd we ignore the warnings that weve read and always knownAnd get angry when we reap the things weve sown?

So we blame You

Cause our worlds not come out rightWhile the devils masquerading

As an angel of the light

Just imagineAll the pride and all the nerve

To ask where Youve been, when were the ones we serve

Its not a mystery, its been foretoldBut we ignored the warning bell so long ago

Theres a way that seems right unto men, but well die with the wages of sin

As the world lies bleedingThe giant is no longer sleeping

Poisoned harvest reapingBlindly we just carry on, but the glory is gone

Gone

We live our lives like we could care less what You have to sayThen curse the skies when You dont come clean up the ugly mess weve made

But You gave us a choice and we made it and dug ourselves into a holeWe always thought we knew the way despite the things You saidWe just ignored the pile of bodies and the bloodstains on the bedPainting ourselves right into a corner as life spiraled out of control

As the world lies bleedingThe giant is no longer sleeping

All weve sown now reapingBlindly we just carry on, but the glory is gone

See us Our promised land of milk and honeyBecame a land of filth and money

Like Babylon and Rome beforeA land of greed and sin and guilt, a stained and scarlet whore

See us Living in our ivory towersSelf-appointed kings with no power

Built a monument to manWere passing down empty decrees like a disease across the land

[Solo: Val]

This is the system weve createdThis is the world so devastated


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This is what it looks like when mankind asks You to just leave us aloneThis is the monster now awakened

This is our legacy creationThis is the place we end up when we say that we can do this on our own

This is our masterpiece: corruptionThis is our monument: destruction

Game point of life and death, the nadir of existence painted blackThis is the road the Hell weve wandered

This is inheritance weve squanderedSo raise a glass to all weve lost and wonder if well ever get it back

Nations calling Our will be done, mankind answers to no oneBut now it has begun In death, our sin hath borne a son

Please forgive us for weve only made it worseEven after You had warned us

Sin would only bring a curseGuess we knew better so we went a different way

Now were only sleeping in the bed we made

All the glory and the power left this placeWhen we turned our backs upon You

And chose to live in our disgraceBut You warned us

And You let us have our wayNow were only drowning in the mess we made

Blood on our hands

Matt Smith - Lead VocalsJonathan Hinds - Guitar, Backing Vocals

Shawn Benson - DrumsVal Allen Wood - Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals

Jared Oldham - Bass, Backing Vocals

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